National Academy of Social Insurance:
    2025 Policy Summit

    The Academy was delighted to bring back our annual Policy Summit! With 2025 ushering in a new Congress and Presidential Administration, we convened a packed agenda of policy-rich content focused on social insurance.

    Scroll down for recordings of each panel.

    “Polling Release: What Americans Want on Social Security”

    • Matt Greenwald, Greenwald and Associates
    • Joel Eskovitz, AARP
    • Chantel Sheaks, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    • Tyler Bond, National Institute for Retirement Security
    • Moderator: Rebecca Vallas

     

    “Social Security at 90: Successes, Challenges and the Road Ahead”

    • Kathleen Romig, The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
    • Jason Fichtner, The Bipartisan Policy Center, Academy Board Member
    • Wendell Primus, Brookings Institution
    • Tracey Gronniger, Justice in Aging and Academy Board Member
    • Joel Eskovitz, AARP
    • Moderator: Rebecca Vallas

     

    “Addressing the Long-term Care Crisis: Recent Innovations and the Path Ahead”

    • Ben Veghte, Washington Cares
    • Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations
    • Connie Garner, Garner Strategies
    • Alison Barkoff, Milken Institute of Public Health
    • Moderator: Helaine Olen, American Economic Liberties Project

     

    Lightning talks, featuring:

    • Pete Subkoviak, GiveDirectly
    • Katie Savin, California State University, Sacramento
    • Bradley Hardy, Georgetown University
    • Jason Fichtner, Bipartisan Policy Center, Academy Board Member
    • Aisha Nyandoro, Springboard to Opportunities

     

    “Medicare and Medicaid at 60: Celebrating Progress, Preparing for What Comes Next”

    • Tricia Neuman, Kaiser Family Foundation
    • Amber Christ, Justice in Aging
    • Stuart Butler, Convergence and Brookings Institution
    • John Poulos, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
    • Moderator: Alan Weil, AARP Public Policy Institute

     

    “AI and Benefits: When Tech Becomes Policy”

    • Tim Shaw, Aspen Institute Financial Security Program
    • Jack Smalligan, Urban Institute, and Co-Principal Investigator of the Academy Task Force on AI, Emerging Tech, and Disability Benefits
    • Darren Webb, Mindset Care
    • Julia Simon-Mishel, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
    • Ariana Aboulafia, Center for Democracy and Technolog
    • Moderator: Natalie Alms, GovExec

     

    “Tax Policy and Social Insurance: Contextualizing the 2025 Tax Debate”

    • Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute
    • Josh McCabe, Niskanen Center
    • Michael Graetz, Yale University
    • Chad Bolt, former Senate staffer and tax policy consultant
    • Moderator: Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, National Academy of Social Insurance